Lynn Edwards Jr.’s Chevrolet van broke down about 6:25 p.m. on the outer southbound lane of the Inwood Road bridge over the Trinity River, a Dallas police report said.

Edwards, 60, flagged down a Ford SUV, which parked in front of the van, the report said. The SUV’s driver was standing between the two vehicles as Edwards lay on the ground trying to connect a tow chain. That’s when a Toyota sedan crashed into the back of the van; both vehicles caught fire.

The force of impact forced the van forward, crushing Edwards and pinning the SUV driver between the van and SUV, the report said.

Edwards was pronounced dead at the scene, the report said. A passenger in the van and the drivers of the SUV and car were taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Their conditions were not known Wednesday.

This is the fourth traffic fatality of 2014.

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